Want to choose the cleanest toilet cubicle? This is the surprising reason women should always use the loo nearest to the door

While men should head straight to the opposite end of the bathroom...

By Josie Griffiths

12th April 2017, 8:39 am

Updated: 13th April 2017, 6:17 am

USING a public toilet can be a pretty awful experience, but some stalls are dirtier than others.

If you're a woman, your best bet is to pick the loo closest to the door - while blokes should head as far away from it as possible, according to the scientists who have spent hours studying our toilet habits.

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If you're a woman, you should opt for the toilet stall closest to the door, while blokes should head away from it

This is because these are the least used, and therefore likely to be the cleanest, toilets out of the bunch.

But whatever your gender, it's best to avoid the middle stalls.

Apparently we're conditioned to use them, because of something called 'centrality preference', making these loos the dirtiest option.

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When given three identical options, most people tend to pick the middle one - so avoid this toilet if you can

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The good people at Science of Us have trawled through dozens of research papers to give a definitive answer on public toilets.